Michael Schumacher moved from intensive care to rehab ward as chances of full recovery fade

The F1 legend has apparently reached a new stage of his care, according to reports in Germany

Fears: Michael Schumacher suffered a serious head injury in a ski accident last December

Michael Schumacher has reportedly been moved out of intensive care and into a rehabilitation ward prompting fresh fears about his recovery from an horrific skiing accident.

Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm has not responded to the latests report in Germany.

But if true, it means that Schumacher, 45, is out of danger from dying from his injuries.

Medical sources always said that there would come a point when doctors would have to inform his wife Corinna, brother Ralf and father Rolf that there is nothing more they can do for him.

A rehab ward means he will still receive the same massage therapy and muscle toning that he has been getting daily but that doctors no longer expect significant improvements - certainly in the short term - in his condition.

"Schumacher's transfer to a special rehabilitation clinic is being prepared and the chances of full recovery have dropped," said German magazine Bunte.

The Abendzeitung in Munich also quoted unnamed medical sources saying that he had been moved within the hospital.